David Cameron talks Iran on visit to Saudi Arabia

On his first visit to Saudi Arabia as Prime Minister, Mr Cameron said the
world would unite to stop the closure of the Strait of Hormuz oil shipment
route and warned that Russia should take a tougher stance against Syria.

10:10PM GMT 13 Jan 2012

Mr Cameron is in the Saudi capital Riyadh for a one-day visit to the world's top oil exporter, where he met King Abdullah, the Crown Prince Nayif.

The prime minister said he and King Abdullah had discussed the situation with Iran during their meeting, which lasted two hours.

"In terms of the Straits of Hormuz, it is in the interests of the whole world that those straits are open and I'm sure if there was any threat to close them the world would come together and make sure they stayed open," Mr Cameron said in a television interview.

The pair also talked about the situations in Somalia, Yemen and Syria.

Asked about whether the United Nations would impose a tougher resolution on the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over its violent repression of civilians, he said the Security Council needed to take a stronger line.

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"We've been unable to make progress frankly because there have been some countries on the Security Council that have vetoed or threatened to veto proper resolutions on Syria," he said, singling out Russia.